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Earl Averill League
7-7-2076
Alex Hobbs Left Field
Retired (1963, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .254 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .686 Status Deceased (2013) Option Years 0  
H 1126 Age at Death 85 Date of Birth 05-07-1928
HR 98 Drafted Round 30, Pick 477
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 9 years
(132 games)
RBI 526
SB 47
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B (1.5%) LF A+ (100%) Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (95.8%)   Health LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF (89.7%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 CIN
162
480
42
129
20
3
8
44
36
86 4 3
0
0 18
.696
.323
.373
.104
.269
1951 CIN
76
146
19
47
5
0
4
19
8
18 1 2
0
2 5
.795
.357
.438
.116
.322
1952 CIN-PHI
42
128
21
32
8
0
3
17
10
32 1 1
2
0 2
.690
.307
.383
.133
.250
1953 PHI
111
372
38
93
23
1
11
42
26
63 1 2
5
2 10
.705
.299
.406
.156
.250
1954 PHI
118
373
42
95
14
2
7
43
23
63 0 2
4
2 7
.656
.296
.359
.105
.255
1955 PHI
128
430
44
102
17
2
9
51
41
87 0 1
6
2 6
.652
.303
.349
.112
.237
1956 PHI
160
609
69
164
35
6
16
96
57
114 2 3
7
8 7
.758
.332
.425
.156
.269
1957 CIN
147
492
56
124
21
5
8
58
42
84 3 3
8
3 3
.677
.313
.364
.112
.252
1958 CIN
148
448
52
120
12
7
9
51
34
73 1 1
7
1 7
.706
.320
.386
.118
.268
1959 CIN
151
344
36
76
11
1
8
37
36
58 3 3
4
1 7
.626
.298
.328
.108
.221
1960 CIN
105
218
18
54
7
1
3
16
16
41 1 0
0
1 3
.632
.302
.330
.083
.248
1961 CIN
89
227
22
50
9
0
7
31
15
41 3 2
2
1 4
.628
.275
.352
.132
.220
1962 CIN
66
142
14
31
6
2
4
19
9
25 1 2
0
1 2
.639
.266
.373
.155
.218
1963 CIN-NYA
16
28
5
9
1
0
1
2
1
8 0 0
2
0 0
.809
.345
.464
.143
.321
Total
1519
4437
478
1126
189
30
98
526
354
793 21 25
47
24 81
.686
.310
.376
.122
.254
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Alex Hobbs has retired from the New York Rotties
1963-04-25A trade has been completed between the New York Rotties and the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds receive Draft Pick - 1964 Round 4 (NYA) from the New York Rotties in exchange for Alex Hobbs.
1955-05-16The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Ken Lindsay to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Alex Hobbs to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have designated Johnny Saunders for assignment. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have designated Bob DeBerry for assignment.
1955-05-02The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Gary Potter to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Alex Hobbs to the minors.
1954-09-19The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Alex Hobbs to the major league team.
1954-08-31The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Hughie Smith to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Hal Frederick to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Charlie Bishop to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Gerry McMurtry to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Pinky Uhle to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Carl Carlsson to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Alex Hobbs to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Ken Lindsay to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Gary Potter to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Dave Schalk to the minors.
1952-10-16The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Ramis Gaetti to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Alex Hobbs to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Carl Carlsson to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Dave Schalk to the minors.
1952-09-29The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Sammy Sosa to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Casey Dayley to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Archie Lolich to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Edgar Rau to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Carmine Coleman to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted John Hudson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Jason Decker to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Ernie Mutis to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Stu Beck to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Wayland Barfoot to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Tom Hamilton to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Walt Kellner to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent John Benavides to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Freddie Murphy to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Charlie Bishop to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Bill Clemens to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Bill Walsh to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Alex Hobbs to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Greg Grissom to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Len Matarazzo to the minors.
1952-09-05The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Alex Hobbs to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Sammy Sosa to the minors.
1952-09-05A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Seraphim and the Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats receive Alex Hobbs from the Cincinnati Seraphim in exchange for Rip Akerfelds.
1950-04-01The Cincinnati Seraphim have promoted Kid Callaghan to the major league team. The Cincinnati Seraphim have promoted Alex Hobbs to the major league team. The Cincinnati Seraphim have sent Frankie Cheadle to the minors. The Cincinnati Seraphim have sent Walter Clingman to the minors.